Category: week-end

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” – Dale Carnegie My flowers were busy while I was…

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson We’ve been soaking in the sun and sea and fresh air this week, as well as doing a bit of dream chasing. Though we drove right into Tropical Storm Ana to kick off our vacation week, the weather has been fabulous…

“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.” – Mary Oliver Ken keeps life interesting. Whether he’s singing some Australian folk song about a kangaroo (he’s a Georgia boy; where does he get this stuff?) or laughing with me about crazy things kids do, my life…

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.” -Steve Jobs Last weekend…

“Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” – Ken Robinson Kathryn and I finally carved out time this week to get artsy. It’s so much more fun to do it together, and one of our favorite mother-daughter times. We went to see the Cinderella…